Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a train journey North to Glen Garry and River Garry on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. A valley of Atholl, Glen Garry extends the length of the River Garry from the Pass of Drumochter in the North West to the Pass of Killiecrankie near Pitlochry in the South East. The district of Atholl lies at the heart of Scotland occupying largely mountainous country stretching from Rannoch Moor in the West to Glen Isla in the east and to the River Almond in the South. The surname Atholl was first found in Perthshire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt, former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they were anciently, recorded in the 8th century, seated in their territories. The Picts influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. They were said to have been borne of seven sons of the King Cruithne. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. The family name became associated as a sept of the Clan Dukes of Atholl. Allegiances were important to Scottish middle age survival. Later they held a family seat at Glen Garry. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome
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